Senior Platform Architect (Hybrid Platform: Kubernetes, Middleware & Databases)

Location: OCBC Singapore

Remote Type: Onsite

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

WHO WE ARE:

As Singapore’s longest established bank, we have been dedicated to enabling individuals and businesses to achieve their aspirations since 1932. How? By taking the time to truly understand people. From there, we provide support, services, solutions, and career paths that meet their individual needs and desires.

 Today, we’re on a journey of transformation. Leveraging technology and creativity to become a future-ready learning organisation. But for all that change, our strategic ambition is consistently clear and bold, which is to be Asia’s leading financial services partner for a sustainable future.

 We invite you to build the bank of the future. Innovate the way we deliver financial services. Work in friendly, supportive teams. Build lasting value in your community. Help people grow their assets, business, and investments. Take your learning as far as you can. Or simply enjoy a vibrant, future-ready career.

Your Opportunity Starts Here.

Senior Platform Architect (Hybrid Platform: Kubernetes, Middleware & Databases) 

Role summary

Lead architecture and hands-on technical oversight of our enterprise Platform across on-prem datacenters and public cloud, covering Kubernetes, middleware, and database platforms. Define standards and reference architectures, oversee adoption with engineering teams, and align Infrastructure, Security, Operations and application stakeholders on consistent platform direction.

Key responsibilities

• Define platform target architecture, standards, and roadmap; maintain reference architectures and deprecation plans.

• Architect and design

  • Kubernetes platform capabilities (multi-tenancy, guardrails/policies, upgrades, day-2 ops patterns) and oversee implementation with platform teams.

  • Middleware platforms and integration patterns with HA/scaling/capacity/observability standards.

  • Database platform capabilities; define HA/replication, backup/restore, patching, encryption, DR (RPO/RTO), onboarding guardrails, monitoring/runbooks.

• Lead technical deep-dives for complex incidents/performance issues and translate learnings into standards and design improvements.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership: lead PoCs when needed, review key configurations and design artefacts, guide troubleshooting war rooms, and validate production readiness with engineering teams.

• Drive cross-team decisions and ensure adoption (Infrastructure, Security/Risk, Operations, application teams).

Requirements

• 10+ years in platform/cloud/infrastructure with hands-on architecture oversight in production (design + guide build + operate).

• Strong and proven experience across various paltforms – Kubernetes ( OpenShift / EKS Anywhere ) middleware stack (Kafka, Spring Cloud Gateway, IBM MQ, AMQ) and  databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, and/or distributed)

• Strong stakeholder management and decision-making and comfortable working across infra dependencies (LB/Firewall/ Storage/ Virtualization)

Certifications (plus)

• Kubernetes: CKA / CKAD / CKS

• Red Hat / VMware: OpenShift certification (e.g., EX280) and/or VMware VCP

• Security / Cloud (optional): CCSP (or equivalent), plus any major public-cloud certifications

• Messaging / Integration / DB (optional): vendor certifications or formal training related to Kafka, IBM MQ, PostgreSQ, OracleL, CockroachDB

What we offer:

Competitive base salary. A suite of holistic, flexible benefits to suit every lifestyle. Community initiatives. Industry-leading learning and professional development opportunities. Your wellbeing, growth and aspirations are every bit as cared for as the needs of our customers.